As of Tuesday afternoon, as Americans finished casting their ballots, 53 per cent of the 5,561 wagers were placed on Trump to win the election, but more money had been wagered on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton ($374,000) versus Trump ($209,000).

The numbers reflect the longer odds, and potentially bigger returns, for Trump’s victory on PlayNow. The site will pay out $4.50 for every $1 bet on Trump, meaning a $100 wager could turn into $450 if he wins the presidency. Written another way, the odds for Trump are 7/2 (for every $2 you bet, your profit is $7 and your overall payout is $9).

A dollar bet on Clinton would pay out $1.17, leading to a relatively small return on a $100 bet of $117. Her odds are current 17/100.

The odds for the other presidential candidates, Jill Stein and Evan McMullin, are 499/1.

The PlayNow odds have fluctuated throughout the campaign, being as low as 100/1 at one point for Trump.

The BC Lottery Corporation says it’s poised to pay out more than $470,597 if Clinton wins, versus $782,807 if Trump wins. Either way, the public lottery corporation, which gives its revenues back to the B.C. government, will make money on the betting.

Users can also bet on the winning party, the electoral college vote markets, the popular vote winner and other “special” categories such as “Donald Trump to form new party before end of November 2016” or “Popular vote winner to lose the election.” So far, a total of $800,000 has been wagered on U.S. political issues, including the presidential race.

B.C. bettors have pushed the popularity of the U.S. presidential race above that of the Super Bowl, the lottery corp has previously said.

The total bet on the presidential race has risen from $391,000 on Nov. 3 to $590,000 on Nov. 8. That is more than the $263,000 wagered on February’s Super Bowl.

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